Latest shipping news – Page 10
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen signs up for four vessels
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a letter of intent for four methanol-capable and ammonia-ready ro-ro vessels, with options for an additional eight vessels.
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NewsSpliethoff takes delivery of newbuild vessel
The Netherlands-based Spliethoff Group has taken delivery of the DP2 B-type vessel Bloemgracht from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard.
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NewsHöegh wins five-year contract with Japanese OEM
Höegh Autoliners has signed a five-year contract with a major Japanese OEM for the transport of construction equipment from Asia to Europe.
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NewsMaersk upbeat despite drop in revenue
A.P. Moller – Maersk’s revenue stood at USD13 billion in the second quarter of this year, compared to USD21.7 billion in the same period in 2022.
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NewsNorden takes stake in biofuel developer MASH
Norden has acquired a minority stake in Mash Makes, a Danish-Indian biofuel scale-up, which researches, develops and produces renewable fuels from biomass waste.
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NewsAcar steps up at EMS Chartering
Leer, Germany-headquartered EMS-Fehn-Group has appointed Agnieszka Acar as managing director of EMS Chartering.
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NewsJumbo to utilise Esgian platform
Jumbo Maritime has joined Norway-based service performance and benchmarking analyst Esgian as its pilot client for the recently launched multipurpose vessel (MPP) platform.
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NewsTotal Movements overcomes congestion to deliver transformers
Total Movements has coordinated the transport of five transformers, and their accessories, from Indonesia to Australia.
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NewsSeaway Alfa Lift headed to Europe
Subsea 7’s heavy lift vessel Seaway Alfa Lift is in transit to Europe, ready to join Seaway 7’s fleet in the third quarter of 2023.
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NewsMultipurpose Sentiment Index (MSI): tracking the mood of the MPV market
In recent editions of the One World Shipbrokers’ Multipurpose Sentiment Index (MSI), carriers reported ebbing confidence in the short-term markets backed by expectations of improvements later in the year. In the MSI’s 10th incarnation, this theme continues.
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NewsMitigating fire risk at sea as lithium-ion batteries proliferate
Fires aboard vessels remain one of the biggest safety issues for the shipping industry, as highlighted by the recent incident on the car carrier Fremantle Highway, which caught fire last week off the Dutch coast.
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NewsFuelEU maritime initiative: Council adopts new law to decarbonise the maritime sector
The European Union (EU) has agreed on the rules for climate-neutral shipping, with the adoption of the FuelEU Maritime initiative. Shipping will be covered by FuelEU Maritime regulations from 2025.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage form JV
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers issued an update on the recently formed joint venture with Guangzhou Salvage on July 27. The entity will control a fleet of what will be 18 semi-submersible vessels.
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NewsDEME Orion to haul and place substations offshore Virginia
The biggest, heaviest, and most delicate lifts in Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) development are not the components for the 176 wind turbines, but the three 4,000-ton (3,629-tonne) offshore substations.
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NewsGuangzhou Salvage and UHT end their commercial management arrangement
United Heavy Transport (UHT) and Guangzhou Salvage have ended their commercial management agreement for the latter’s semi-submersible fleet.
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NewsSwire Projects expands representation in Asia
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has appointed WorldFast and Keystone Logistic as representative agents in South Korea and Japan, respectively.
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NewsDrewry sees increase in multipurpose scrapping activity
Shipping industry analyst Drewry said that it has started to see an increase in multipurpose vessel demolition activity, although levels are still low in comparison to historical averages.
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NewsIMO to open RPO in Alexandria
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will open a regional presence office (RPO) in Alexandria, Egypt, to represent the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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NewsLiebherr starts construction of Orca cranes
Equipment manufacturer Liebherr has laid the flange of the first all-electric heavy lift crane that it is constructing for SAL Heavy Lift’s newbuild Orca-class series.
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NewsCarlbom Shipping rebrands as Pentagon Marine
Pentagon Freight Services is rebranding Carlbom Shipping as Pentagon Marine.